NCJ Number
14328
Editor(s)
S K STEINMETZ,
M A STRAUS
Date Published
1974
Length
346 pages
Annotation
AN ANTHOLOGY TREATING THE EXTENT, CAUSES, AND CONSEQUENCES OF VIOLENCE IN THE FAMILY, TOGETHER WITH DISCUSSIONS OF STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN REDUCING HIGH LEVELS OF VIOLENCE IN VARIOUS FAMILY SITUATIONS.
Abstract
THE BOOK CONSISTS OF ARTICLES AND REPORTS THAT APPEARED IN BOOKS, MAGAZINES, AND SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS IN MANY FIELDS. FOLLOWING AN OVERVIEW OF THE SUBJECT IN PART ONE, PART TWO ELUCIDATES THE DYNAMICS OF SEXUAL DRIVES, SOCIAL INTIMACY, AND INTENSE INTERACTION CHARACTERISTIC OF FAMILIES WHICH CAN UNDERLY VIOLENT BEHAVIOR. THE POWER STRUCTURE AND PATTERNS FOR REARING CHILDREN AS THEY AFFECT THE NOURISHMENT OF AGGRESSIVENESS ARE DISCUSSED IN THE THIRD PART OF THE BOOK. THE FINAL PART OF THE ANTHOLOGY DELVES INTO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VIOLENCE IN THE FAMILY AND VIOLENT CRIME, SOCIAL POLICY, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL REVOLUTIONS, AND WAR. EACH SECTION OF THE BOOK INCLUDES RECOMMENDED STEPS FOR MINIMIZING THE CULTIVATION OF THE DYNAMICS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE.